frjosh on Nostr: An idea as old as the Greeks, who preferred the notion of a multiclass character; one ...

An idea as old as the Greeks, who preferred the notion of a multiclass character; one should be familiar with many things, and proficient in nothing.

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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyse a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

Specialization is for insects."